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Anna Leone, Reuse of Amphitheatres at Sabratha and Lepcis Magna as Domestic Spaces, 2007

These diagrams depict the subdivision of amphitheatres in the North African cities of Sabratha (top) and Lepcis Magna (bottom) into domiciles for…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Medieval, Monuments, North Africa, Reuse, roman empire, Sabratha, Society, Urbanism, Villa

Berthold Werner, The Römerbrücke of Trier, 2009

Shot of the Römerbrücke in Trier, Germany. A man on a side road is bicycling.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Bridge, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Germany, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, roman empire, Römerbrücke, Society, Trade, Trier, Urbanism

Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor, 18 November 2012

Gladiators were often prisoners of war, criminals, salves, volunteers, and sometimes even women. Early battles were fought until the death, but later…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Bad Kreuznach, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Mosaic, roman empire, Spectacle, Sport, Urbanism

Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor 2, 18 November 2012

Some gladiators, known as venatores, solely hunted animals for sport in the arena. On very special occasions, presenters would decorate the arena with…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Animal, Bad Kreuznach, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, roman empire, Sport, Urbanism, Violence

Carole Raddatto, Gladiator Mosaic Floor, 18 November 2012

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Bad Kreuznach, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, Home, late antique, Late Antiquity, Monuments, Mosaic, roman empire, Sport, Urbanism, Violence

Google Earth, Google Earth View of Tyre Hippodrome, Accessed 29 November 2017

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athletics, Byzantium, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Google Earth, Greece, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lebanon, Medieval, Monuments, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Tyre, Urbanism

Rached Msadek, Leopards Attacking a Criminal, 19 February 2007

In addition to combat sports between people, fights between animals or between animals and humans were also fan favorites in the Late Antique arena. …

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Animal, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Criminal, Culture, Early Middle Ages, El Djem, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fighting, Gladiator, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, roman empire, Sport, Tunisia, Urbanism, Violence

Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome., 2016

Standing near the Porta San Paolo is the Pyramid of Cestius, built around 12 BCE. It was incorporated into the Aurelian Wall, perhaps to reduce some…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Gate, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Porta San Paolo, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Wall, War

Colosseum in Rome, 2014

Constructed by Emperor Vespasian on the previous site of the Emperor Nero's private lake, the Flavian Amphitheater, or Colosseum could seat 45-55,000…

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arches, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Exterior, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Inside of Colosseum in Rome, 2014

The outside of the Colosseum was adorned with arches, while the inside contained seating and arched passageways leading to different sections and…

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Chambers, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Fall of Rome, Interior, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Passageways, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism